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Recommended Raw Water Quality Criteria
Recommended Raw Water Quality Criteria
Frequency to be monitored
Acceptable
Unit Direct
Parameters value Surface Ground Ref.
Impounding
Total Coliform cfu/100 ml 5000.0 W M M WHO1
Turbidity NTU 1000.0 W M M WHO2
Colour TCU 300.0 W M M WHO1
pH - 5.5-9.0 W M M MAL
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) mg/l 1500.0 M Y/4 Y/4 WHO1
Biochemical Oxygen Demand
mg/l 6.0 M Y/4 Y/4 WHO1
(BOD)
Chemical Oxygen Demand
mg/l 10.0 M Y/4 Y/4 WHO1
(COD)
Chloride (Cl) mg/l 250.0 M Y/4 Y/4 MAL
Anionic Detergent, MBAS mg/l 1.0 M Y/4 Y/4 WHO1
Ammonia (as N) mg/l 1.5 M Y/4 Y/4 WHO1
Nitrate (as N) mg/l 10.0 M Y/4 Y/4 MAL
Total Nitrogen (as N) mg/l 1.0 M Y/4 Y/4 WHO1
Iron (Fe) mg/l 1.0 M Y/4 Y/4 WHO1
Fluoride (Fl) mg/l 1.5 M Y/4 Y/4 WHO1
Hardness mg/l 500.0 M Y/4 Y/4 MAL
Mercury (Hg) mg/l 0.001 Y/4 Y/4 Y/4 MAL
Cadmium (Cd) mg/l 0.003 Y/4 Y/4 Y/4 MAL
Selenium (Se) mg/l 0.01 Y/4 Y/4 Y/4 WHO1
Arsenic (As) mg/l 0.01 Y/4 Y/4 Y/4 WHO1
Cyanide (CN) mg/l 0.07 Y/4 Y/4 Y/4 MAL
Lead (Pb) mg/l 0.05 Y/4 Y/4 Y/4 MAL
Chromium (Cr) mg/l 0.05 Y/4 Y/4 Y/4 WHO1
Silver (Ag) mg/l 0.05 Y/4 Y/4 Y/4 MAL
Copper (Cu) mg/l 1.0 Y/4 Y/4 Y/4 MAL
Manganese (Mn) mg/l 0.2 Y/4 Y/4 Y/4 MAL
Magnesium (Mg) mg/l 150.0 Y/4 Y/4 Y/4 MAL
Sodium (Na) mg/l 200.0 Y/4 Y/4 Y/4 MAL
Zinc (Zn) mg/l 3.0 Y/4 Y/4 Y/4 WHO1
Sulphate (SO4) mg/l 250.0 Y/4 Y/4 Y/4 WHO1
Mineral Oil mg/l 0.3 Y/4 Y/4 Y/4 MAL
Phenol mg/l 0.002 Y/4 Y/4 Y/4 WHO1
Recommended Raw Water Quality Criteria (Cont.)
Frequency to be monitored
Acceptable
Unit Direct
Parameters value Surface Ground Ref.
Impounding
Organochlorine Pesticides:
Aldrin/Dieldrin mg/l 0.00003 Y/4 Y/4 Y/4 MAL
Chlordane mg/l 0.0002 Y/4 Y/4 Y/4 MAL
DDT mg/l 0.002 Y/4 Y/4 Y/4 MAL
Heptachlor & Heptachlor
mg/l 0.0003 Y/4 Y/4 Y/4 MAL
Epoxide
Hexachlorobenzene mg/l 0.001 Y/4 Y/4 Y/4 MAL
Lindane mg/l 0.002 Y/4 Y/4 Y/4 MAL
Methoxychlor mg/l 0.02 Y/4 Y/4 Y/4 MAL
Herbicides:
2,4-D (Dichlorophenoxyacetic
mg/l 0.03 Y/4 Y/4 Y/4 MAL
Acid)
Radioactivity:
Gross Bq/l 0.1 Y Y Y MAL
Gross Bq/l 1.0 Y Y Y MAL